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Romney continues to mislead the American people. He has changed his position on dozens of issues, less than a month before the election. You have no idea what this man will do in the Whitehouse. He has advocated war with Iran, and intervention in Syria, for God's sake. He wants to increase the defense budget by 10%. His stated tax policy is to lessen the tax burden on wealthy people!
But, let's take his refusal to release his tax returns for the last ten years. He released exactly one tax return that had his effective tax rate at 14%. There is absolutely no logical reason for him not to release the others, unless they were less than 14%. So they could be 12%, 10%, 8%... doesn't this bother you? And he is advocating decreasing all wealthy people's tax burden to near 1%! This is not hyperbole. This is fact. And just a perpetuation of the myth of supply side economics that led to the financial collapse in the last years of the last Republican administration. You have to remember what caused the collapse: tax cuts for the rich, and de-regulation of the financial industry. Both of these are being advocated by Romney.
As for the divisiveness, do you think this is Obama's fault? There is videotape, from the very first week of Obama'a administration, of both Mitt Romney and Mitch McConnell, as well as Rush Limbaugh, saying that their number one priority is to see that Obama fails.
Obviously, you are a Republican, who has believed the right-wing rhetoric. I have mentioned Obama's attempts at compromise on the budget (the 3 to 1 deal, and the Boles Simpson recommendations ) and I have heard no response from you on that. I clearly see the divisiveness as having come, overwhelmingly,from the right.
I do appreciate this discussion we have had. It really has helped me clarify in my mind why it is important to vote against Romney in this election. Your choice, by your own admission, is illogical. Voting for Romney, in hopes that he will fail, does not make sense. Voting for Romney, even though he repeatedly changes every position he has ever had, sounds downright frightening.
But, let's take his refusal to release his tax returns for the last ten years. He released exactly one tax return that had his effective tax rate at 14%. There is absolutely no logical reason for him not to release the others, unless they were less than 14%. So they could be 12%, 10%, 8%... doesn't this bother you? And he is advocating decreasing all wealthy people's tax burden to near 1%! This is not hyperbole. This is fact. And just a perpetuation of the myth of supply side economics that led to the financial collapse in the last years of the last Republican administration. You have to remember what caused the collapse: tax cuts for the rich, and de-regulation of the financial industry. Both of these are being advocated by Romney.
As for the divisiveness, do you think this is Obama's fault? There is videotape, from the very first week of Obama'a administration, of both Mitt Romney and Mitch McConnell, as well as Rush Limbaugh, saying that their number one priority is to see that Obama fails.
Obviously, you are a Republican, who has believed the right-wing rhetoric. I have mentioned Obama's attempts at compromise on the budget (the 3 to 1 deal, and the Boles Simpson recommendations ) and I have heard no response from you on that. I clearly see the divisiveness as having come, overwhelmingly,from the right.
I do appreciate this discussion we have had. It really has helped me clarify in my mind why it is important to vote against Romney in this election. Your choice, by your own admission, is illogical. Voting for Romney, in hopes that he will fail, does not make sense. Voting for Romney, even though he repeatedly changes every position he has ever had, sounds downright frightening.
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